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These are the hallmarks of a classroom and curriculum in need of some significant rethinking rather than a few “takeaways” to help students “stare longer at work they don’t care about.”

That said, for others, the challenge may indeed by one of pure student engagement. You may work in a very traditional classroom, or have brief “spurts” of direct instruction, PowrPoints, note-taking, and so on, that can benefit from improved student attention and engagement. If that’s the case, below are 7 simple ways any teacher can implement at any time to, to some degree or another, help students pay closer attention.

Provided in the following infographic from Reading Horizons are some strategies for increasing student engagement.

7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention In A Traditional Classroom

1. Use the 10:2 method (2 minutes of response for every 10 minutes of instruction.)

2. Incorporate movement into your lessons

3. Pick up the pace

4. Provide frequent feedback

5. Allow 5-7 seconds of “think time”

6. Have students use the 3-2-1 method of summarizing

7. Periodically pause mid-sentence

7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention In A Traditional Classroom; image attribution readinghorizons.com